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Saturday, 17 November 2012

CHILDREN'S AND THEIR MINIBIKES

The
habits we learn at a young age will become instilled over time and
with practice. It will be hard for your teenager tosuddenly
start riding safely if you haven’t insisted on it all along. It’s
also unreasonable to expect your children to dowhat
you say if you don’t do it yourself. Children will model the
behaviours they see. This includes wearing your helmet andsafety
gear properly every time you get on a motorcycle.

Rules
for minibikes:

In
Queensland it is illegal to ride a minibike on a public road. The
only legal places are private property or the various kart tracks
and motorcycle tracks around the state. Riding on public roads or in
any public place may result in a heavy fine.It
should be noted that pocket or minibikes are not toys, despite often
being treated as such. Even the cheapest38
mL minibikes (often going for as little as $150) are capable of
speeds of at least 40 km/h. The 49 mL ‘super’ pocket bikescan
do 50–65 out of the box, depending on rider weight, while the 110
mL–125 mL four-stroke bikes can do 80 km/h.The
petrol-powered motorcycles are substantially faster and require more
skill than the off -the-shelf electric bikes that typically
top out at 20–30 km/h.

Protective
gear:

As
with a full size bike, the rider should wear a helmet and protective
clothing, even for off -road use. You don’t have to
be going highway speeds to get painful road rash; it can happen at 15
km/h (or less depending on the road surface).Professional
minibike racers wear full leather suits like GP racers. While a
leather racing suit is beyond most people’sbudget,
a good helmet, a long sleeved shirt, boots, gloves, goggles, long
pants and some knee/shin pads should be used